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An ECO, or Electronic Countermeasures Officer ^[1], is responsible for the electronic countermeasures on a Raptor (TRS: Miniseries, "33").

The first ECO seen was Karl "Helo" Agathon, working with Sharon "Boomer" Valerii during an ill-fated Viper Mark VII squadron attack against two Cylon Raiders during the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies ^{(TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1")}.

ECOs also operate computer equipment, including scanning and detection equipment ("Water," "The Hand of God").

ECOs are also trained to fly a Raptor in case the primary pilot is incapacitated or unavailable. Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo pilots his Raptor when his pilot Karma is killed ^{(TRS: "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I")}. Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson has served as both pilot and ECO on several occasions ("Fragged," "Final Cut").

As Galactica initially faces chronic pilot and ship shortages, ECOs such as Agathon and Edmondson often pull "double-duty" as either pilot or ECO as assigned by the CAG. After the New Caprica exodus, this was less of an issue ^{(TRS: "Torn")}, but after the events of Gaeta's Mutiny, personnel shortages left the pilots of Raptors searching for habitable planets flying without ECOs ^{(TRS: "Someone to Watch Over Me")}.

Known ECOs

References

↑ The term is similar to the role of ECMO in US Naval and Marine Corps aviation. In a blog entry Ron Moore stated that he originally envisioned the Raptor as an electronic warfare platform, similar to the modern EA-6 Prowler.

[1] The term is similar to the role of ECMO in US Naval and Marine Corps aviation. In a blog entry Ron Moore stated that he originally envisioned the Raptor as an electronic warfare platform, similar to the modern EA-6 Prowler.

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-'''ECO''' is an acronym for '''Electronic Countermeasures Officer'''.
+[[Image:Tritonpatch 33.JPG|right|thumb|{{callsign|Crashdown}} at a [[Raptor]] ECO station.]]
+An '''ECO''', or '''Electronic Countermeasures Officer''' <ref>The term is similar to the role of '''ECMO''' in US Naval and Marine Corps aviation. In a [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/04/ blog entry] Ron Moore stated that he originally envisioned the Raptor as an electronic warfare platform, similar to the modern [[w:EA-6 Prowler|EA-6 Prowler]].</ref>, is responsible for the [[ECM|electronic countermeasures]] on a [[Raptor]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]").
-== Overview ==
+The first ECO seen was [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]], working with [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] during an ill-fated [[Viper Mark VII]] squadron attack against two [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.
-The ECO is responsible for the [[ECM|Electronic Countermeasures]] functionality on the [[Raptor]]. ([[Miniseries]], [[33]]) ECOs also operate computer equipment, including scanning and detection equipment ([[Water]], [[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).
+ECOs also operate computer equipment, including scanning and detection equipment ("[[Water]]," "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]").
-ECOs apparently have at least a basic ability to fly a Raptor if the dedicated pilot is incapacitated or unavailable, as Crashdown pilots his Raptor when his pilot [[Karma]] is killed ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]), and Racetrack pilots a Raptor on several occasions ([[Fragged]], [[Final Cut]]). As [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] is facing a chronic manpower shortage, ECOs like Racetrack may now be pulling 'double-duty' piloting Raptors on a regular basis.
+ECOs are also trained to fly a Raptor in case the primary pilot is incapacitated or unavailable. [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]] pilots his Raptor when his pilot [[Karma]] is killed {{TRS|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I}}. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] has served as both pilot and ECO on several occasions ("[[Fragged]]," "[[Final Cut]]").
-== ECOs ==
+As ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' initially faces chronic pilot and ship shortages, ECOs such as Agathon and Edmondson often pull "double-duty" as either pilot or ECO as assigned by the [[CAG]].  After the [[New Caprica]] exodus, this was less of an issue {{TRS|Torn}}, but after the events of [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], personnel shortages left the pilots of Raptors searching for habitable planets flying without ECOs {{TRS|Someone to Watch Over Me}}.
-* [[Karl Agathon|Lt. Karl C. "Helo" Agathon]], [[Battlestar]] ''Galactica''
+==Known ECOs==
-* [[Crashdown]], Battlestar ''Galactica''
+*[[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
-* [[Margaret Edmondson|Lt. Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]], Battlestar ''Galactica''
+*[[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
-* [[Lyla Ellway|Lyla "Shark" Ellway]], Battlestar ''Pegasus''
+*[[Lyla Ellway]]
+*[[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]]
+*[[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]]
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+== References ==
+{{reflist}}
+[[Category:A to Z]]
+[[Category:Colonial]]
+[[Category:Colonial Military]]
+[[Category:Colonial Military (RDM)]]
+[[Category:Positions]]
+[[Category:Terminology]]
+[[Category:Terminology (RDM)]]
 [[Category:RDM]]
-[[Category: Terminology]]
+[[de:ECO]]